Of Melaka Part 1

Melaka 26th - 28th December 2011

To be continued

Of Sketching Online in Odosketch

Now you can sketch online in odosketch, with very, very pretty pastel palette. I'm falling in love with this tool at first sight hence tried my first sketch. Failed. Haha.

While the others' are amazing.

You can also save your sketches and post it on your blog. I had trouble getting the embedded link because I didn't understand the instructions (-.-'). It was actually very easy. Click on the preferred embed size, click OK. And the Ctrl-V it in the blog's draft entry.  

Sketch#6 August First-Week Snippet

I am inspired by Jill's Today I Saw drawings and how she sum up her weekend I thought I might want to try the same. 

Sketch#5 The Traditional Malay House

I have a fond towards the humble traditional Malay house because it is based on our socio-culture and it shapes our identity. The traditional Malay house also accommodates the Malay women needs in terms of privacy, safety and responsibilities. Where would we find a house that celebrates a woman by naming its important space rumah ibu (mother of the house)?

In my recent trip to Kelantan, I found several bungalow houses (made of bricks and concrete!) built on pillars which I think either imitating the traditional Malay house or improvising in order to tackle the problem of flooding season. Either one, it looked to me that deep down, people will resort to traditional and vernacular way to adapt themselves with the surrounding environment.

It is my ultimate dream to build a house based on the traditional Malay house concept, maintain it like our ancestors did, and over time, extend it according to my family's growing needs. InsyaAllah.

Postcard - Traditional Melaka house. Photo by: Joseph Jacobs

A little nice postcard I bought in Central Market recently while showing around Kuala Lumpur to my Sri Lankan supervisor during her transit back to New Zealand.


As shared in Emila's Sketchy Sunday

Sketch#4 Of Missing Someone

Dear husband,

I want to be your backbone. I'll be your PA, your secretary, your financial advisor, I'll arrange all your missions. InsyaAllah.

p/s: I miss you already

Sketch#3 Of Coffees and Teas

One of the things I planned to do back in my parents' home is to find this drawing I made last December before my graduation. It's the coffee place that I loved to go during my first year of university. However, I went there mostly for their mocha milkshake and hot chocolate.

178 Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Initially this was the project that I wanted to do before flying back home: a 2011 calendar for friends I left there. A drawing of our favourite places for each month, that should need 12 drawings. Unfortunately I didn't have much time due to my thesis so ... sob sob. Maybe I should just continue it for the sake of memory. 

I should dig my collection pictures to draw it from. 

Sketch#2 Of Getting Started

My first sketch for this year.

Getting to a new place takes all of our adapting skills and tolerance to a maximum. Not to forget, patience too. I know I would love to have my herbs garden so so soon, but getting it step by step is more enjoyable I think. Here's my simple porch garden. The first two trees my husband and I planted together. The kaffir lime tree: because I love tomyam, paprik, steam fish and everything that needs kaffir lime leaves. The lime tree: because husband likes teh limau so much. 

My little porch garden

And I guess I might sharing this in Emila's Sketchy Sunday. I've been visiting her blog since my university years several years ago, but knowing that I am shy, I've just been her silent fan =) 

Sketch#1 Living Room

I have left my sketch book in the dust for over than a month! The last sketch was on 25th May. Mostly because I don't know what to sketch. I mean, well, I can just sketch anything, but I'm just so disorganized to find some inspiration or a subject.

(I could have just sketch a crumpled shirt, and improve my hatching! But I didn't *sigh*)

I planned to go out to do so many things. For example, sketch! Or take picture to update my terrace housing blog.

But all those plans just got flush down into the drain and I stayed at home, browsing here and there.

Anyway, since I am gonna be away from home for 2-week and a half, I might be missing this wall and the TV. Here it is, for my memory. It took me about 15minutes to sketch. I did it leisurely, while watching the re-run of Spiderman on Saturday's Late Night Movie.